EXIST1 to exist2 to not exist3 when something no longer existsRELATED WORDSsee alsoALIVEDEAD1 to exist 存在exist /ɪgˈzɪst/ [intransitive verb not in progressive]to be something that is really present or living 存在 Do you think ghosts really exist? 你认为鬼真的存在吗? The blue whale is the largest creature that has ever existed on earth. 蓝鲸是迄今地球上存在过的最大的生物。 We can't continue to pretend that the problem of homelessness doesn't exist in this city. 我们不能继续佯装本市不存在无家可归的问题。there exists/there exist There now exists a significant body of scientific research on the subject. 这门学科现在有一个非常重要的科研机构。there is/are /ðeər ɪz, ɑːʳ/if you saythere is something, you mean that it exists 有 Is there life on other planets? 其他行星上有生命吗？ There's no evidence to prove that Gray is the murderer. 没有证据证明格雷是杀人凶手。 There are hundreds of different computer programs designed specifically for children. 有几百种不同的电脑程序是专为儿童设计的。 I didn't know there was Chinese restaurant in your neighborhood. 我不知道你家附近有中餐馆。be found /biː ˈfaʊnd/ [verb phrase]to exist in a particular place, or inside a particular thing 〔于某地方或某物之中〕存在，有 Otters are still found in some parts of Britain. 英国的有些地方仍可见到水獭。 Vitamin C is found in green vegetables and fresh fruit. 维生素C存在于绿色蔬菜和新鲜水果之中。can be found Other examples of this type of romantic poem can be found throughout history. 其他的这类浪漫主义诗歌在历史上一直都有。occur /əˈkɜːʳ/ [intransitive verb not in progressive]if something such as a particular type of substance or illnessoccurs in a particular place, it exists there - used especially in scientific contexts 〔某种物质或疾病等〕存在，发生〔尤用于科学方面〕occur in The disease occurs mainly in children, but can also occur in adults. 这种疾病主要发生在儿童身上，但也会发生在大人身上。 Chromium and nickel occur commonly in areas which are also rich in magnesium. 铬和镍通常存在于镁也很丰富的地区。 The Japanese "f' sound does not occur in European languages. 日语中的“f”音在欧洲语言当中不存在。existence /ɪgˈzɪstəns/ [uncountable noun]when something exists 存在the existence of something For the first time she began to doubt the existence of God. 她首次开始怀疑上帝的存在。in existence Today there are less than 100 copies of the book still in existence. 今天这本书只有不足100本。 The organization has been in existence for only 18 months. 这个组织成立了只有18个月。2 to not exist 不存在not exist /nɒt ɪgˈzɪst/ [verb phrase] The Atlantic Ocean did not exist 150 million years ago. 一亿五千万年前大西洋并不存在。 She looked right through me as if I didn't exist. 她径直往我身后看去，就像我不存在似的。 The village the old man mentioned doesn't exist on any of my maps. 我所有的地图上都没有老人提到的那个村子。there's no such thing /ðeəʳz ˌnəʊ sʌtʃ ˈθɪŋ/spokenuse this to tell someone that you are sure something does not exist 【口】根本没有这种事 I don't believe in vampires - there's no such thing. 我不信有吸血鬼—根本没有这种东西。there's no such thing as I've come to the conclusion that there's no such thing as perfect happiness. 我已经得出结论，根本没有绝对的幸福这东西。nonexistent /ˌnɒn ɪgˈzɪstənt◂ǁˌnɑːn-/ [adjective]something that isnonexistent does not exist 不存在的 Steady jobs are almost nonexistent in remote parts of the country. 在国家的遍远地区，稳定的工作几乎是不存在的。 It turned out that many of the letters of recommendation were from nonexistent companies. 最后发现，许多推荐信都是一些并不存在的公司写的。3 when something no longer exists 某事物不再存在no longer exist/not exist any more /nəʊ ˌlɒŋgər ɪgˈzɪstǁ-ˌlɔːŋ-, nɒt ɪgˈzɪst eni mɔːʳ/ [verb phrase] Many of the old birth and death records do not exist any more. 许多以前的出生和死亡记录都已经不存在了。 The system that guaranteed lifetime employment no longer exists. 保证终生就业的制度再也不存在了。 The ideal is to build a society in which racism no longer exists. 理想是建立一个不再存在种族歧视的社会。extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ [adjective]if a type of animal isextinct, none of them are alive anymore 〔某种动物〕绝种的，灭绝的 The white rhino is now almost extinct. 白犀牛现在几乎绝迹。 There are several theories as to why the dinosaurs became extinct. 恐龙为何灭绝有多种说法。 The valley contains fossils of many extinct species. 这个山谷里有许多已经灭绝的物种的化石。die out /ˌdaɪ ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if something such as a type of plant or animaldies out, there are fewer and fewer of them until finally there are none left 〔某种植物或动物〕灭绝，消失 Many of the old village traditions are dying out. 村里许多古老的传统正在渐渐消失。 Unless we do something now, hundreds of plant and animal species will die out. 我们现在若不采取措施，数百种动植物都会绝种。disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪəʳ/ [intransitive verb]if somethingdisappears, it stops existing and can no longer be seen or felt 消失 Thousands of miles of rainforest are disappearing every year. 每年都有数千英里的热带雨林在消失。 As the economy improves, workers’ fears of being laid off have disappeared. 经济好转了，工人对失业的担心也消失了。